Tag: travel planning
Leaving Pets Behind When Traveling
Let’s face it, leaving pets behind while away is an element of travel we would prefer to avoid. Using a pet sitter helps but we still miss seeing them. Return home and it’s obvious: they missed us too. In the past, leaving pets behind was just Read More …
Critical Flight Planning Fails: Missed Connections
A number of passengers on any given sailing from the United States drive to the port of embarkation. Conveniently-located cruise homeports around the country can eliminate the need to find and book flights, making a positive impact on the travel Read More …
Bold Ways To Extend Your Travel Budget
Sail one time and odds are travelers will want to do it again. Those with unlimited travel funds and no concern for price simply book again, focusing on places they might want to go in the time they have available. I Read More …
Get Ready For Wave Season With Digital Travel Brochures
Travel brochures are still available on most cruise lines in a digital form. Sure, they are not something you can hold in your hands to make the dream of a fabulous cruise vacation a bit more real. But digital brochures Read More …
The Unexpected Hit With First Time Cruise Travelers
The timely evolution of Holland America Line has brought a number of interesting course corrections to the 100+-year-old cruise line. New dining venues, onboard programming, shore exploration selections and more make a good reason to take another look or consider Read More …
Streaming Travel Television Satisfies Desire, Prepares For The Real Thing
Killing time before, after or between travel is increasingly done with a streaming television binge. As I write this, we are in the middle of streaming 72 episodes of the CBS television series </scorpion>. As we watched, the thought occurred Read More …
Just A Click Away: Rich Online Travel Resources
When it comes to travel planning, there are almost as many ways to go as there are travelers. On one end of the scale: intense organizers who examine every detail, contingency, and variable, leaving nothing to chance. On the other end: those who Read More …
Deep Travel Planning Enables Personal Narrative
Investing time in planning nearly always brings a better travel experience. Still, how individual travelers go about that planning varies, largely depending on personal preferences and priorities. Some travelers like the planning process nearly as much as travel itself. They dive Read More …